New King Church

This week we're going to continue our short series describing New King's identity.  Last week we looked at our mission statement and this week we're going to describe our first two New King values- Jesus and Hospitality.  The text is John 4:1-42 and we'll see how these two values are portrayed in the story of the woman at the well.

America is obsessed with safety. We engineer our lives to avoid as many risks as possible. But what happens when that mindset infiltrates the church? How does it hinder our obedience to the Great Commission? And what are the effects on our personal lives? Join us this Sunday as we learn that risk is right.

As we conclude our study of the life of Jacob, we find that, once again, his life is full of turmoil. In the midst of the turmoil, God reaches out to Jacob and brings him back to Bethel for a time of renewal. This Sunday we will see how our gracious God invites us to be renewed and how we, like Jacob, can respond well.

The story of Jacob’s night wrestling with God is the climax of his life. Everything changes for him that night. But it isn’t just about Jacob. This is a story about us too. This Sunday we will learn why we must all wrestle with God, and what that looks like in practice. Come early and prepare your heart to hear from God. I believe he has a word for you. 

The story of Jacob in the book of Genesis is marked by two miraculous meetings with God: Jacob's ladder and Jacob wrestling with God. Between those two events, Jacob spends two decades in his uncle Laban's household working to earn the favor of God. Spoiler Alert! God's favor cannot be earned-- that's true for Jacob and it's true for you!

This week, we have the classic Sunday School story of Jacob's Ladder and it's a little darker than normally taught to the kids.  Jacob comes from a very messy, dysfunctional family and flees because his brother Esau literally wants to kill him.  His mother Rebecca schemes and misrepresents the situation to her husband Isaac.  Isaac in turn sends Jacob away- Jacob who longs for a relationship with...

This week we will be digging into the famous story of Jacob stealing Esau’s blessing. But what’s all this talk about blessing anyway? And what is going on in this dysfunctional family? We’ll learn all of that and more. And we’ll see that (as is often the case) there is a deeper meaning behind what we initially see. 

In Genesis 26, God promises Isaac that he will be with him and will bless him. But he soon learns that consistently believing that promise is easier said than done. And so it is with us. Jesus has promised to be with us always (Matt. 28:20) and we believe that is true!.. until we don’t. The difficulties of this life press in upon us and before we know it, we are fearful and no longer standing firm...

Tells the story of two brothers at odds with each other. Esau, hangry from working in the fields, is desperate for his Jacob's soup. Tempted by sin, he chose temporary satisfaction over the promise of tomorrow. Like Esau, each of us are so easily ensnared by sin, but with persistent faith, we can keep our eyes on Jesus. 

We're starting a new sermon series this week in Genesis looking at the life of Isaac and Jacob.  Chapter 24 is the longest narrative in Genesis (67 verses!) and tells the story of finding a wife for Isaac.  As this long narrative unfolds, it illustrates four principles of how God normally leads us in determining His day-to-day will for our lives.  

We read through the gospels and see Jesus speaks often of the Kingdom of God, but how does God's Kingdom come? This week we are looking at 1 Thessalonians 2:13 and read that God's Word does the work, but there is work for us to do as well. 

If you have ever read any of the gospels, you might have noticed that after Jesus calls his disciples to follow him, it isn't long before he's sending them out on mission. That is because living on mission is at the heart of what it is to be a Christian. But many times we can drift from that outward focus to more of a self-focused version of Christianity that is mostly about my walk with Jesus and...

We are taking the next 3 weeks to learn more about our role to help advance God’s kingdom on the earth. This week we are going to see how a biblical self-understanding propels us into God’s mission. The way that you think about yourself has a tremendous impact on the way you live your life. If you see yourself the way the Bible instructs you to see yourself, you will find that the natural effect i...

Genesis 22 stands as not only the climax to the story of Abraham's life, but is a pivotal moment in the Old Testament narrative. It is the story of tests and faith. It's the story of fearing God and believing against all hope. It's a story that leaves us in awe of the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!

As Abraham's relationship with God deepens, he continues to struggle with hardships and failures. Through it all God remains faithful and Abraham learns to trust in the eternal nature of God. This week we will consider the Everlasting God and how keeping an eternal perspective is a key to understanding our lives on this earth. 

We've seen Abraham's relationship with God grow since God called him out from his country and his people. And in this section, Abraham pleads with God face-to-face. And what's astonishing, is he pushes and pushes and pushes.  And God keeps agreeing. Come this Sunday to hear what this shows us about Abraham and what it shows us about God.

In chapter 18 of Genesis, three men appear at Abraham's tent and one of them is the Lord!  And they're not so much interested in Abraham as in previous encounters, but in Sarah!  And her response is to laugh.  Come to New King and find out why Sarah laughed.

In Genesis 17, God Almighty appears to Abram to "double-down" on his covenant of the promised seed. Giving Abram the sign of the covenant: circumcision. In spite of Abram's unfaithfulness and lack of integrity, God reaches down in faithfulness and integrity renewing his covenant with Abram. 

Everyone deals with doubt. We learned in Genesis 15 that God is gracious to us, assuring us of his promises. But what happens when we allow our doubts to turn into sin? Genesis 16 teaches us what happens when we turn to expediency rather than waiting on the promises and purposes of God. 

If there's one thing true about our Christian life, it's that we all deal with doubts.  We doubt God and we doubt ourselves.  And Abram, the Father of the Faith, is no different.  Join us this Sunday for chapter 15 of Genesis where Abram voices his doubts to God and God responds in two amazing ways.

Last week, in Genesis 12, we saw the call of Abram and God's sevenfold promise to him. Abram obeys God's calling but quickly shows that he does not fully trust God's promises. In Genesis 13 and 14 we will see how Abram's faith increases as God deepens the trust and relationship between them. Join us this week as we discover faith-building truths about our God Most High!

Join us this Sunday as we move into the next section in Genesis, "God of Promises."  We'll begin by looking at the call of Abram in Genesis 12:1-9 to leave his country, his family, and his father's house. How does Abram respond to a call to "leave it all behind?" How would you respond to such a call?

One of the most popular rock and roll songs of all time is Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven".  It came out over half a century ago and it describes "a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a stairway to Heaven."  Understandably, that song caused a stir in the Christian community when it came out- we know we can't buy our way to Heaven.  This week, we look at a story that ca...

It’s easy to think of the story of Noah and the flood as little more than a good children’s Sunday school story. But Jesus, and the inspired authors of the New Testament, saw it as having much more significance than that. So, how did they think about the flood and how should we? That’s what we’re going to learn this Sunday as we explore the connections between the flood in Noah’s day and the comin...

We often look to physical blessings when we look for God's hand on our lives but how often are we to see spiritual blessings for what they truly are? Join us Sunday as we look at the story of Cain and Abel and see how Abel's faith can be an encouragement to us today.